INSPIRE AUTUMN 2012
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“I’ve never seen so many young people in the park...”
AN AMAZING SEASON OF MISSION IN COVENTRY... The school summer break is always a great opportunity to engage with young people outside of the school environment and this year was no exception. The CYFC team worked alongside several churches to take Good News to young people in parks and playing fields across the city. A s p a r t o f t h i s y e a r ’s ‘Outworked’ initiative and inspired by the Olympic Games coming to Coventry, early in the summer we were able to utilise a new CYFC resource called ‘The Village Games’. This helped churches run a two hour sports tournament for local young people in their nearest park.
The Village Games is made up of 8 different (loosely themed) Olympic sports. Each played in teams on a rotation basis which allows up to 200 young people to engage with the activities at any one time. It was great to see so many young people connect with members of the local church, having fun through positive, engaging activities. It was also great to work more closely with Coventry KidzKlub as we ran the tournament in Tile Hill. Parents and carers were also really keen to get involved, commenting that they had “never seen so many young people in the park” and throwing themselves into the activities, having fun with their
children and building connections with people from the local church. Since the ‘outworked’ project, several groups have asked if they can hire the ‘Village Games’ as a resource to use with local people at other times. The answer is a resounding YES!! It’s great to be able to support churches in mission to young people by providing credible resources that can have a lasting impact on communities. See later in this newsletter for more info on how the ‘Village Games’ resource could be used with your church.